Definition of knockabout
1 : suitable for rough use knockabout clothing
2a : being noisy and rough : boisterous knockabout gamesb : characterized by boisterous antics and often extravagant burlesque knockabout comedy
3 of a sailing vessel : having a simplified rig marked by absence of bowsprit and topmast a knockabout sloop
knockabout
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Examples of knockabout in a Sentence
He lived a knockabout life in the city.
a knockabout game of football in the mud
First Known Use of knockabout
1880
KNOCKABOUT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of knockabout for English Language Learners
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: noisy or rough often in a silly or amusing way
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